Abby White

Biography

 Abby White is the co-founder and voluntary Chief Executive of World Eye Cancer Hope, which has the mission of bringing optimal evidence based life and sight saving care to all children with retinoblastoma.  Abby’s father was diagnosed with bilateral retinoblastoma in Kenya in 1946, and treated in England.  Abby was also born with tumours in both eyes.  She has an artificial eye and limited vision in her remaining eye that is now failing due to late effects of radiotherapy in infancy.  Abby studied geography at university, with a special emphasis on development in sub-Saharan Africa.  She co-ordinates the extensive activities of WE C Hope and the One Retinoblastoma World community while also assisting individual families. Abby enjoys creative writing, audio books, sailing, open water swimming and country walks with her guide dog, Annie.

Research Interest

 Cancer